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   Meta AI is now the friend that remembers everything about you   
      
   Date:   
   Tue, 28 Jan 2025 04:00:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Meta AI adds memory feature   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   Meta AI wants to be more like your good friend who remembers all the    
   important details about you and less like an impersonal AI chatbot. Meta is   
   rolling out updates to its AI assistant across Messenger, WhatsApp, Facebook,   
   and Instagram in the U.S. and Canada to do just that.    
      
   Those engaging with Meta AI may find it remembers much more about you between   
   conversations, including some details culled from your profiles on the    
   various connected platforms that can personalize its recommendations.    
      
   The new Memory Boost feature is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Meta   
   AI can now remember key details you share in one-on-one chats. Maybe you   
   casually mention that you love hiking or that youre fluent in Italian. Meta    
   AI will store that tidbit in its digital brain and use it to inform future   
   responses. A friend who remembers how you like your coffee is a good friend.   
   Whether that same is true about an AI pal is debatable. Especially as, in    
   this case, its a friend who is also keeping track of your brunch preferences,   
   weekend plans, and which country artists youve been streaming.    
      
   The system is also context-sensitive, which means Meta AI doesnt need you to   
   spoon-feed it all the details. If you tell it youre vegan while asking for   
   breakfast ideas, itll note that for the future and stop recommending omelets   
   or fancy frittatas. This memory feature only applies to one-on-one chats, not   
   group conversations; you can also delete its memory whenever you want.   
      
   Personal geography    
      
   Meta AI won't just remember your personality quirks. AI is becoming more   
   personalized by tapping the data you share via Meta's platforms. For    
   instance, if youre looking for family activities this weekend, Meta AI might   
   suggest a local concert based on your location, your recent browsing habits,   
   and its memory of you mentioning that you have two kids.    
      
   Of course, this level of personalization isnt entirely new. Meta has been   
   perfecting the art of AI-driven recommendations for years. What makes this   
   different is the assistants ability to combine information from multiple   
   sources, including your chat history, profile, and viewing habits, to deliver   
   something relevant.    
      
   Trying to stand out by offering this much personalization makes sense as Meta   
   tries to break through the clamor around AI assistants like ChatGPT, Google   
   Gemini, and others. Metas strategy seems to be doing what it can to embed    
   Meta AI within its existing ecosystem of platforms used by millions of people   
   every day. After all, why would you open a separate AI app when you can just   
   ask Meta AI directly on WhatsApp or Facebook?   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/meta-ai-is-now-the   
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